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- Birth nameJean Guttery
- Jean Fritz was born on November 16, 1915 in Hankow, China. She was an actress, known for Star Wars: Rey's Origin Story a Fan Film (2017). She was married to Michael Fritz. She died on May 14, 2017 in Sleepy Hollow, New York, USA.
- SpouseMichael Fritz(1941 - 1995) (his death, 3 children)
- Her parents were Presbyterian missionaries. They returned to the United States in the late 1920s. She earned a bachelor's degree in English from Wheaton College.
- She is the author of more than four dozen books for children. She is especially known for her biographies of prominent figures of 18th- and 19th-century American history. She made her subjects more human by writing about their flaws as well as their strengths and accomplishments.
- She was an American children's writer best known for American biography and history.
- My interest in writing about American history stemmed originally, I think, from a subconscious desire to find roots. I lived in China until I was 13, hearing constant talk about "home"--meaning America--but since I had never been "home", I felt like a girl without a country.
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